Some suggestions regarding minor features

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sakurahome
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Some suggestions regarding minor features

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During use, I've noticed a few areas that could be more convenient:

1.In the tree list section, folders currently require a double-click to expand. It would be better if a single click could expand the folder.

2.It would be helpful to add a system tray icon function in the bottom-right corner. Clicking the tray icon could open the software, and clicking it again would minimize it to the tray or hide the window entirely. This way, users could easily open or hide (minimize) the software via the tray icon.
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3.For file names, it would be useful to display the last few characters of the name, especially for images from the internet where filenames are often too long to display fully. Showing the end of the name along with the file format would make it easier to identify files clearly.

4.When a background color (e.g., white) is selected in the thumbnail area, selecting an image currently shows a gray background to indicate the selected image. However, the gray is not very noticeable. It would be better if users could freely choose the highlight color, similar to Windows, where a blue background makes the selection more obvious.
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When choosing, there is a light gray option, but it would be even better if it could be made in a darker shade.

5.With too many tag colors, it can be hard to remember which color corresponds to which format. It would be helpful to add a bold font option to make the text more visible. Additionally, displaying the current format as text in the top-left corner of the image would be even better.
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Re: Some suggestions regarding minor features

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I'm not sure if I've made it clear, but this is a tree list.
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Re: Some suggestions regarding minor features

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sakurahome wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 6:53 am 1.In the tree list section, folders currently require a double-click to expand. It would be better if a single click could expand the folder.
It's the default behavior in windows explorer
2.It would be helpful to add a system tray icon function in the bottom-right corner. Clicking the tray icon could open the software, and clicking it again would minimize it to the tray or hide the window entirely. This way, users could easily open or hide (minimize) the software via the tray icon.
ok,
3.For file names, it would be useful to display the last few characters of the name, especially for images from the internet where filenames are often too long to display fully. Showing the end of the name along with the file format would make it easier to identify files clearly.
Perhaps a settings to choose begin/middle/end ellipsis??
4.When a background color (e.g., white) is selected in the thumbnail area, selecting an image currently shows a gray background to indicate the selected image. However, the gray is not very noticeable. It would be better if users could freely choose the highlight color, similar to Windows, where a blue background makes the selection more obvious.
By default, selection is in blue
5.With too many tag colors, it can be hard to remember which color corresponds to which format. It would be helpful to add a bold font option to make the text more visible. Additionally, displaying the current format as text in the top-left corner of the image would be even better.
like?
Pierre.
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